A South Bend Tribune/WSBT-TV/WISH-TV/WANE-TV poll; conducted 4/21-24 by Research 2000; surveyed 600 LVs; margin of error +/- 4%; Dem primary matchups conducted 4/23-4/24; subsample 400 Dem LVs; margin of error +/- 5%. Tested: Gov. Mitch Daniels (R), architect Jim Schellinger (D), and ex-Rep. Jill Long Thompson (D) (release, 4/25).
IN Dem GOV Primary Election Matchup
All Men Wom Wht Blk 18-29 30-44 45-59 60+
Thompson 48% 41% 54% 48% 51% 45% 49% 50% 46%
Schellinger 42 52 34 43 35 44 42 40 44
Undec 10 7 12 9 14 11 9 10 10
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IN GOV General Election Matchup
All Men Wom Wht Blk Dems GOP Inds.
Daniels 45% 50% 40% 50% 4% 7% 79% 40%
Thompson 45 42 48 41 77 86 7 52
Undec 10 8 12 9 19 7 14 8
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All Men Wom Wht Blk Dems GOP Inds.
Daniels 45% 50% 40% 50% 4% 7% 79% 40%
Schellinger 44 42 46 40 76 84 7 51
Undec 11 8 14 10 20 9 14 9
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Daniels Job Performance
Excellent Good Fair Poor Not Sure
All 7% 35% 35% 14% 9%
An Indianapolis Star/WTHR-TV poll; conducted 4/20-23 by Selzer & Co.; surveyed 384 LVs; margin of error +/- 5%; subsample 535 Dem LVs; margin of error +/- 4.2% (release, 4/25).
IN Dem GOV Primary Election Matchup
All
Schellinger 28%
Thompson 26
Undec 46
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IN GOV General Election Matchup
All All
Thompson 44% Daniels 45%
Daniels 43 Schellinger 41%
Undec 13 Undec 14
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Daniels Job Performance
All
Approve 47%
Disapprove 40
Undec 13
Ed Boards Won't Jill-t Their Gal
Thompson picked up endorsements from the Louisville Courier-Journal (4/27), Ft. Wayne Journal-Gazette (4/27), and Ft. Wayne News-Sentinel (4/25).
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